St. Louis, MO-IL (1888PressRelease)
September 06, 2008 - HighOrbit Corporation recently signed Washington County, Ore., as a client. The County is using HighOrbit’s Workflow Automation Solution in a pilot program to streamline processes for approving and tracking vendor contracts. Through the use of HighOrbitBPM, the County is seeing time, manpower and energy savings in what was once a labor-intensive process.
“As a government entity, there are many regulations which guide our vendor contract approval procedures,” said Bill Gamble, Management Analyst for Washington County, “so we wanted to put a mechanism in place to help us manage the process.”
Because of the many people involved in contract approval, both internal and external, contract approval had been a lengthy and time-consuming process. With HighOrbit in place, Gamble reports that contract approval is now achieved in a matter of 1-2 days as opposed to 5-10 business days. In addition, less manpower and fewer resources are needed to physically move paper from place to place. All parties involved in the approval process, including the outside vendors, can use HighOrbit, which records all steps in the process and serves as an electronic repository for documents related to the contract.
Washington County chose HighOrbit because of its Web-based platform, low cost, and simple implementation process. “We looked at other programs,” said Gamble, “but all of them had a set of problems for us, whether that was the high price, too much overhead required for installation, or too many bells and whistles that were unnecessary. High Orbit is totally straightforward and clean. We didn’t have to spend a lot of time with sales and technical people. It worked right away, and we got it up and running in no time!”
“Everyone really likes the system,” added Gamble. “Even those who are not technically inclined picked it up quickly, and many have even begun using the Process Designer to create new processes in the system.”
According to HighOrbit’s Brian Dwyer, the company’s Workflow Automation Solution was developed to give companies greater control over the individual processes they rely on for the successful operation of their business. Clients use the Web-based software solution for a diverse set of business processes from human resource management to sales, accounting and IT. “Businesses of any size or shape can benefit from the advantages of workflow automation, including: accountability, control and efficiency,” he said.
HighOrbit Corporation is a software development company located in St. Louis. They serve clients worldwide with innovative business process management, designed to fit each business and help achieve a custom application that provides operational efficiency. HighOrbit has the most versatile process management solution available. That versatility means the HighOrbit system can be applied to virtually all facets of business processes, including sales, accounting, human resources and tech support for as little as $60/month. For more information about HighOrbit’s innovative software solutions, visit online at www.highorbit.com or call Brian Dwyer at 1-877-888-3573.
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